Fleet Safety Seminar: Managing Automobile Exposures for Public Entities

Motor vehicle collisions are the leading cause of workplace fatalities and cause significant injuries, physical damages and interruptions in operations.   Effective fleet risk management is critical to preventing collisions. This class will cover the key components of fleet safety and strategies to help you effectively reduce risks for your motor vehicle fleets. The class is appropriate for managers of all types of fleets: trucks, buses and passenger vehicles.

We will cover the following topics:

1.      Loss Trends - Common type of collisions and nuclear verdicts

2.      Claims – Walking through the automobile claims process from the initial report to the final resolution

3.      Driver qualification - How do you qualify your drivers to operate municipal vehicles?

4.      Driver Training - When to provide training, training resources, and other methods of communication

5.      Fleet Policies and the importance of having written policies in place. Topics will include Cellphones and Distracted Driving, Drug & Alcohol policy, Use of Personal Vehicles, and much more

6.      Vehicles – Key considerations for Preventative Maintenance, Inspections and Driver Assistance Technology

7.      Telematics/Dash Cams - What do they monitor, how to evaluate the data, and how they can protect you from fraudulent claims

8.      Post Accident Procedures - Information to collect, investigation process and follow up action to prevent future occurrences

9.      Group breakout sessions to discuss top challenges, concerns and solutions